Jerry Hopkins – författare

In the colorful tradition of Orwell and Hemingway, Jerry Hopkins recalls his first decade as a Bangkok expatriate by profiling twenty-five of the city's most unforgettable characters.In 25 vivid profiles, Hopkins explores what motivates people to leave home and the unforeseen adventures that can befall them once abroad. Hopkin's knack for the biography is evident in his coverage of individuals ranging from famous performers to ordinary businesspeople. The 25 true stories include the lives of:The Real Colonel Kurtz? —An American soldier who allegedly was the model for Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.The Oscar Winner —An acclaimed screenwriter who moves to the city of Bangkok to die.Urban Gorilla Priest —A Catholic priest who founded Mercy Centre in one of the city's harshest slums.The Odd Couple — A circus clown turned computer programmer turned restaurateur.Professor Elephant— A documentary filmmaker living with elephants.All of these individuals "escaped" to Thailand to re-invent themselves and live out their fantasies in one of the world's most notorious cities. Bangkok Babylon shares their exciting true stories, many of which are stranger than fiction.

"I could not have written A Cook's Tour without this book. There is so much I would have missed. So dig in. Enjoy…Eat. Eat adventurously. Miss nothing. It's all here in these pages." —From the Foreword by Anthony BourdainSit down for a meal with the locals on six continents—what they eat may surprise you. Extreme Cuisine examines eating habits across the global neighborhood, showing once and for all that road kill in one culture is restaurant fare in another!"I've tried to make this book a guide to how the other half dines and why. Over a period of twenty-five years I've augmented my meat-and-potatoes upbringing in the United States to try a wide variety of regional specialties, from steamed water beetles, fried grasshoppers and ants, to sparrow, bison and crocodile. I've eaten deep-fried bull's testicles in Mexico, live shrimp sushi in Hawaii, mice cooked over an open wood fire in Thailand, pig stomach soup in Singapore, minced water buffalo and yak butter tea in Nepal, stir-fried dog tongue, and 'five penis wine' in China." —From the introduction by Jerry HopkinsDive headfirst into food culture from around the world. Join author Jerry Hopkins on a culinary and cultural tour as he explores foods that may seem bizarre, and often off-putting, to us. As he says, "What is considered repulsive to someone in one part of the world, in another part of the world is simply considered lunch."Part travelogue, part cultural commentary and history, and part cookbook (yes, really), with Extreme Cuisine anyone can become an adventurous eater—or at least learn what it's like to be one.Chapters include:MammalsReptiles & Water CreaturesBirdsInsects, Spiders & ScorpionsPlantsLeftovers